1996 Chicago Cubs roster: 76-86

The Chicago Cubs went 76-86 in the 1996 MLB regular season, 4th of 5 in the National League Central.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Chicago Cubs team stats
Home Runs17515th of 28
RBI72517th of 28
Hits1,38828th of 28
Runs77216th of 28
Stolen Bases10814th of 28
Doubles26719th of 28
Triples1927th of 28
Walks52323rd of 28
Strikeouts (Batting)1,09019th of 28
Batting Average.25128th of 28
On-Base %.32027th of 28
Slugging %.40122nd of 28
OPS.72125th of 28
ERA4.3610th of 28
WHIP1.376th of 28
Strikeouts (Pitching)1,02718th of 28
Saves3423rd of 28
Wins7620th of 28
Runs Allowed7718th of 28
Errors2086th of 28

Counts are season totals; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 28 clubs that season.

1996 Cubs roster: batting

1996 Chicago Cubs batting
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.AB: At-bats: trips to the plate that ended in a hit, an out or an error. Walks and sacrifices are not counted.R: Runs — scored by the batter, or allowed by the pitcher.H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error.HR: Home runs hit.RBI: Runs that scored because of this batter's plate appearance.SB: Bases taken while the pitcher was delivering. Being caught is counted separately.AVG: Hits per at-bat. .300 is the traditional line between a good hitter and a great one.OBP: Share of plate appearances that ended with the batter on base — hits, walks and hit-by-pitches.OPS: On-base percentage plus slugging. Around .800 is All-Star level, .900 is MVP territory.
Brian McRaeDH157624111172176637.276.360.785
Ryne Sandberg2B15055485135259212.244.316.760
Mark Grace1B142547881819752.331.396.851
Sammy SosaDH124498841364010018.273.323.888
Luis GonzalezLF1464837013115799.271.354.797
Scott ServaisC1294454211811630.265.327.711
Leo Gomez3B136362448617561.238.344.775
Jose Hernandez1B131331528010414.242.293.674
Rey Sanchez2B9528928611127.211.272.525
Dave Magadan3B7816923433170.254.360.727
Scott BullettLF10916526353167.212.256.553
Ozzie TimmonsRF6514018287161.200.282.661
Doug GlanvilleCF498310201102.241.264.626
Todd Haney2B49821111031.134.200.346
Brant BrownLF29691121593.304.329.865
Robin JenningsRF3158713041.224.274.585
Brian DorsettC174135130.122.196.391
Mike HubbardC213814140.105.103.287
Terry ShumpertDH273157260.226.286.737
Bret Barberie2B152941120.034.176.314
Felix Fermin2B111642010.125.222.410
Pedro ValdesRF9821010.125.222.472

What the columns mean: AB · R · H · HR · RBI · SB · AVG · OBP · OPS

1996 Cubs roster: pitching

1996 Chicago Cubs pitching
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.GS: Games started — for a pitcher, games he opened on the mound.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.SV: Games finished by protecting a narrow lead to the last out.
Jaime NavarroRP353515123.92236.21581.340
Steve TrachselSP31311393.03205.01321.190
Frank CastilloSP33337165.28182.11391.400
Jim BullingerRP37206106.54129.1901.641
Terry AdamsRP690362.94101.0781.324
Amaury TelemacoRP2517575.4697.1641.430
Kevin FosterRP1716766.2187.0531.530
Turk WendellRP700452.8479.1751.2918
Rodney MyersRP450214.6867.1501.470
Kent BottenfieldSP480352.6361.2331.261
Bob PattersonRP790333.1354.2531.248
Mike CampbellRP135314.4636.1191.070
Mike PerezRP240104.6727.0221.560
Larry CasianRP350111.8824.0151.040
Dave SwartzbaughSP65026.3824.0131.670
Tanyon SturtzeRP60109.0011.071.910

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · WHIP · SV

Results

  1. Apr 1, 1996vs SDW 5-4
  2. Apr 3, 1996vs SDL 5-7
  3. Apr 4, 1996vs LADW 9-4
  4. Apr 5, 1996vs LADW 11-1
  5. Apr 6, 1996vs LADL 1-3
  6. Apr 7, 1996vs LADW 5-4
  7. Apr 8, 1996@ COLW 9-6
  8. Apr 10, 1996@ COLL 9-10
  9. Apr 12, 1996@ SFL 1-4
  10. Apr 13, 1996@ SFL 2-3
  11. Apr 14, 1996@ SFW 6-2
  12. Apr 15, 1996vs CINL 2-3
  13. Apr 16, 1996vs CINW 6-3
  14. Apr 17, 1996vs CINW 8-6
  15. Apr 18, 1996vs SFW 7-6
  16. Apr 19, 1996vs SFW 10-6
  17. Apr 20, 1996vs SFL 4-8
  18. Apr 21, 1996vs SFL 6-7
  19. Apr 22, 1996vs COLL 2-4
  20. Apr 23, 1996vs COLL 3-4
  21. Apr 24, 1996@ SDL 4-5
  22. Apr 25, 1996@ SDL 3-8
  23. Apr 26, 1996@ LADL 0-1
  24. Apr 27, 1996@ LADW 4-3
  25. Apr 28, 1996@ LADW 3-0
  26. Apr 29, 1996@ LADL 4-10
  27. Apr 30, 1996vs STLW 7-6
  28. May 1, 1996vs STLW 9-3
  29. May 3, 1996vs NYMW 4-2
  30. May 4, 1996vs NYML 3-7
  31. May 5, 1996vs NYMW 5-4
  32. May 6, 1996@ WSHL 2-6
  33. May 7, 1996@ WSHL 3-8
  34. May 8, 1996@ WSHL 2-4
  35. May 10, 1996@ NYML 0-2
  36. May 11, 1996@ NYML 6-7
  37. May 12, 1996@ NYMW 3-0
  38. May 13, 1996vs HOUW 6-0
  39. May 14, 1996vs HOUL 3-6
  40. May 15, 1996vs HOUL 5-7
  41. May 16, 1996vs HOUW 13-1
  42. May 17, 1996vs MIAW 3-1
  43. May 18, 1996vs MIAL 2-3
  44. May 19, 1996vs MIAL 7-8
  45. May 20, 1996@ ATLL 1-18
  46. May 21, 1996@ ATLW 4-2
  47. May 22, 1996@ ATLL 4-9
  48. May 24, 1996@ HOUL 7-8
  49. May 25, 1996@ HOUL 2-5
  50. May 26, 1996@ HOUL 2-7
  51. May 27, 1996vs ATLL 1-9
  52. May 29, 1996vs ATLL 0-2
  53. May 31, 1996@ MIAW 2-1
  54. Jun 1, 1996@ MIAW 5-4
  55. Jun 2, 1996@ MIAL 2-3
  56. Jun 3, 1996vs PHIW 4-3
  57. Jun 4, 1996vs PHIL 3-12
  58. Jun 5, 1996vs PHIW 9-6
  59. Jun 7, 1996vs WSHL 3-9
  60. Jun 8, 1996vs WSHW 6-4
  61. Jun 9, 1996vs WSHW 4-2
  62. Jun 10, 1996@ PHIW 2-1
  63. Jun 11, 1996@ PHIW 9-2
  64. Jun 12, 1996@ PHIL 3-4
  65. Jun 13, 1996vs SDW 6-3
  66. Jun 14, 1996vs SDW 5-1
  67. Jun 15, 1996vs SDL 1-2
  68. Jun 16, 1996vs SDW 8-4
  69. Jun 18, 1996vs LADL 6-9
  70. Jun 18, 1996vs LADW 7-4
  71. Jun 19, 1996vs LADL 3-4
  72. Jun 20, 1996@ SDW 3-2
  73. Jun 21, 1996@ SDL 1-2
  74. Jun 22, 1996@ SDW 9-6
  75. Jun 23, 1996@ SDL 4-5
  76. Jun 25, 1996@ LADW 2-0
  77. Jun 26, 1996@ LADW 6-4
  78. Jun 28, 1996@ CINL 4-7
  79. Jun 29, 1996@ CINL 5-9
  80. Jun 30, 1996@ CINW 6-0
  81. Jul 1, 1996@ PITL 1-4
  82. Jul 2, 1996@ PITW 15-7
  83. Jul 3, 1996@ PITL 2-3
  84. Jul 4, 1996vs CINL 1-2
  85. Jul 5, 1996vs CINL 0-3
  86. Jul 6, 1996vs CINW 6-2
  87. Jul 7, 1996vs CINW 7-6
  88. Jul 11, 1996vs STLW 6-0
  89. Jul 12, 1996vs STLL 3-13
  90. Jul 13, 1996vs STLL 5-10
  91. Jul 14, 1996vs STLL 6-7
  92. Jul 15, 1996vs PITW 12-2
  93. Jul 16, 1996vs PITL 5-10
  94. Jul 18, 1996@ STLW 6-5
  95. Jul 19, 1996@ STLL 1-9
  96. Jul 20, 1996@ STLW 3-0
  97. Jul 21, 1996@ STLL 5-6
  98. Jul 22, 1996@ SFL 2-3
  99. Jul 23, 1996@ SFW 9-6
  100. Jul 24, 1996@ SFW 7-1
  101. Jul 25, 1996@ COLW 10-8
  102. Jul 26, 1996@ COLW 17-4
  103. Jul 27, 1996@ COLL 6-10
  104. Jul 28, 1996@ COLW 7-5
  105. Jul 30, 1996vs SFW 4-0
  106. Jul 31, 1996vs SFW 4-1
  107. Aug 1, 1996vs COLW 4-1
  108. Aug 2, 1996vs COLL 2-7
  109. Aug 3, 1996vs COLL 2-8
  110. Aug 4, 1996vs COLL 1-6
  111. Aug 5, 1996vs NYMW 7-3
  112. Aug 6, 1996vs NYMW 3-0
  113. Aug 7, 1996vs NYML 7-11
  114. Aug 9, 1996@ WSHW 11-9
  115. Aug 10, 1996@ WSHW 3-2
  116. Aug 11, 1996@ WSHL 3-4
  117. Aug 12, 1996@ NYMW 11-1
  118. Aug 13, 1996@ NYMW 3-2
  119. Aug 14, 1996@ NYML 5-8
  120. Aug 16, 1996vs HOUL 3-8
  121. Aug 17, 1996vs HOUW 12-3
  122. Aug 18, 1996vs HOUW 10-8
  123. Aug 19, 1996vs MIAL 3-4
  124. Aug 20, 1996vs MIAW 8-1
  125. Aug 21, 1996vs MIAW 8-3
  126. Aug 23, 1996@ ATLL 3-4
  127. Aug 24, 1996@ ATLL 5-6
  128. Aug 25, 1996@ ATLW 3-2
  129. Aug 27, 1996@ HOUL 5-6
  130. Aug 28, 1996@ HOUL 4-5
  131. Aug 29, 1996@ HOUW 4-3
  132. Aug 30, 1996vs ATLW 3-2
  133. Aug 30, 1996vs ATLL 5-6
  134. Aug 31, 1996vs ATLW 12-0
  135. Sep 1, 1996vs ATLW 2-1
  136. Sep 2, 1996@ MIAL 3-4
  137. Sep 3, 1996@ MIAW 11-3
  138. Sep 4, 1996@ MIAL 2-9
  139. Sep 5, 1996@ PHIL 1-6
  140. Sep 6, 1996@ PHIW 6-4
  141. Sep 7, 1996@ PHIL 2-4
  142. Sep 8, 1996@ PHIW 5-3
  143. Sep 9, 1996vs WSHW 3-1
  144. Sep 10, 1996vs WSHW 10-3
  145. Sep 11, 1996vs WSHL 1-2
  146. Sep 13, 1996vs PHIW 4-2
  147. Sep 14, 1996vs PHIL 2-6
  148. Sep 15, 1996vs PHIL 1-6
  149. Sep 17, 1996@ STLL 3-5
  150. Sep 18, 1996@ STLL 3-5
  151. Sep 19, 1996@ STLL 4-5
  152. Sep 20, 1996@ PITL 4-6
  153. Sep 21, 1996@ PITL 3-8
  154. Sep 22, 1996@ PITL 3-11
  155. Sep 23, 1996@ PITW 4-3
  156. Sep 24, 1996@ CINL 3-6
  157. Sep 25, 1996@ CINL 3-4
  158. Sep 26, 1996@ CINL 4-12
  159. Sep 27, 1996vs PITL 4-7
  160. Sep 27, 1996vs PITW 10-9
  161. Sep 28, 1996vs PITL 7-8
  162. Sep 29, 1996vs PITL 3-8

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on June 30 of the season.